The Tales of Villa Diodati: The Origins of Iconic Science Fiction and Gothic Horror
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In 1816, also known as "The Year Without a Summer," a group of pioneering writers gathered at Villa Diodati in Lake Geneva, Switzerland, and wrote some of the most iconic Gothic horror stories in English literature. The Tales of Villa Diodati is the result of a legendary ghost story contest between friends confined indoors by unseasonably dismal weather. "We will each write a story," proposed Lord Byron. The challenge was the genesis of this...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0486851362
ISBN13:9780486851365
Release Date:September 2023
Publisher:Dover Publications
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.55 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.1" x 7.7"
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